As Cuban-Americans celebrate in the streets of Miami, world leaders across the globe are offering up their condolences. The recent death of the Cuban leader has encouraged celebrations among the country’s exiles in Miami, as well as the expressions of sorrow from some world leaders. Only 30 minutes had passed since the Cuban government had

Anne Rice is the author of a variety of supernatural novels, her most famous being The Vampire Chronicles which including the novel Interview with a Vampire. The Early Years Anne Rice was born on October 4, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her birth name was Howard Allen Frances O’Brien, and she was named after her

Right before the Victorian era began, there were more than 200 criminal offenses that were punishable by death. These crimes ranged from mass murders to “consorting with Gypsies”. But thanks to the movement known as the “Bloody Code”, each crime took the same punishment, a public hanging. By the time that Queen Victoria took the

Dr. Marshall’s unique discovery of how stomach ulcers result from bacteria and can be cured using antibiotics won him the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Barry J. Marshall was born on September 30, 1951 in Kalgoorlie, Australia. While he was training to be a doctor, he joined pathologist J. Robin Warren to investigate

Today, November 23rd, 2016, marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The event occurred shortly after noon as the President and the First Lady rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. The President’s Career Plans Prior to his Death During the fall of 1963, President Kennedy

The bathroom has always been a place that we love to decorate, and oftentimes its décor is so different from the rest of the home. Maybe it’s because we want to add a personalized touch to a very personal space. But back when indoor plumbing first became a thing, home owners went to extremes when

Located deep in India there is a religious sect that carries on with rituals and a belief system that sounds as if it is straight out of an Eli Roth movie, a good Eli Roth movie…well, you get the picture. In this area lives the Cannibal Aghori Monks of India whose beliefs are based around

There has been a long history of pets in the White House, from Andrew Jackson’s profane parrot to the Clinton’s Socks the Cat. But there is hardly any that come close to the unlikely pet of our 30th President, Calvin Coolidge. It was late November 1926, when a live animal that was sent by

When you hear the word Croatoan, most of us think about the lost colony of Roanoke Island. The word was carved on a plank and was the only clue left behind in the oldest unsolved mystery in America. But did you know that Croatoan, also spelled ‘Crotan’, appears in history several more times? What

When you visit Google today you will be welcomed by a colorful doodle that represents the life of Native American author James Welch. Today, November 18th, 2016, would have been his 76th birthday. The beautiful drawings on the homepage epitomize both Welch’s Native American heritage and his award-winning career in literature. Welch was born to

On January 17, 1920, the United States made the nation’s 5th largest industry illegal with the beginning of the Prohibition era. It was a very difficult time for those who made their living making and distributing booze. But as always, we found a way to get around the government’s unfair ruling. Bootleggers started making whiskey

The great-granddaughter of Henry VII and the oldest daughter of Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk was proclaimed as the Queen of England on July 10, 1553. Just nine short days later, she was deposed of her crown and sent to await her execution in the Tower of London. The Life of Lady Jane The English

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At the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.

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